total abstinence 彻底戒酒
- The best way to avoid pregnancy was total abstinence from sex.
最好的避孕办法就是彻底戒除性生活。 - The majority demonstrated one of four main quitting behaviors; non-abstinence, abstinence up until the first check-up, abstinence for only half the study, and total abstinence.
大部分戒烟者的行为可归类到下述四类行为中:未戒烟,第一次检查后才开始吸烟,只有一半的时间吸烟,戒烟成功。 - It seems reasonable to consider that some cases with the idiopathic developmental delay may fit in this disorder, thus suggesting the importance of total abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy.
不明原因发展迟缓的小朋友,可能有一部份属于胎儿酒精综合症的范畴,希望大众正视在怀孕期间戒除酒精的重要性。
Total \To"tal\, a. [F., fr. LL. totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole.
Cf. {Factotum}, {Surtout}, {Teetotum}.]
Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a
total departure from the evidence; a total loss. `` Total
darkness.'' ``To undergo myself the total crime.'' --Milton.
{Total abstinence}. See {Abstinence}, n., 1.
{Total depravity}. (Theol.) See {Original sin}, under
{Original}.
Syn: Whole; entire; complete. See {Whole}.
Abstinence \Ab"sti*nence\, n. [F. abstinence, L. abstinentia,
fr. abstinere. See {Abstain}.]
1. The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance
of any action, especially the refraining from an
indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications
of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the
practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, --
called also {total abstinence}.
The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers
itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.
--Locke.
2. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of
certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.
Penance, fasts, and abstinence,
To punish bodies for the soul's offense. --Dryden.